Jamal Lowe, Sheffield Wednesday and UK Policing Football Unit
22 October 2026
Police have opened an investigation after Sheffield Wednesday forward Jamal Lowe was subjected to racist abuse on social media. Offensive messages were repeatedly posted on his wife’s Instagram account following his red card during Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat at Notts County.
Lowe publicly condemned the messages, while Sheffield Wednesday issued a statement supporting the Jamaica international and rejecting racial discrimination. The UK Policing Football Unit confirmed that officers are investigating and attempting to identify those responsible. It is the second reported incident of racist abuse involving a Sheffield Wednesday player this year. No suspect or arrest was confirmed in the supplied report.